Planning application
Manor Farm Chapel Hill Wootton Woodstock Oxfordshire OX20 1DX
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 Ash - Fell in sections to a high stump to reduce effects of soil heave from tree removal. T2 Cherry - Reduce crown all round by up to 2.5 metres, leaving a rounded naturalistic form.
As published by the council, reference 25/02150/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02150/TCA
- Type
- Works to a tree in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Raise no objection
- Received
- 4 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 4 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 25 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Stonesfield and Tackley
- Parish
- Wootton
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- OX20 1DX
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Oxfordshire register
This site has had 5 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 2 refused.
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26/01863/FUL Decided
Manor Farm Chapel Hill Wootton Woodstock Oxfordshire OX20 1DX
Conversion of existing ancillary workshop building to create short term holiday let with associated parking.
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24/00218/CND Granted
Manor Farm Chapel Hill Wootton Woodstock Oxfordshire OX20 1DX
Discharge of condition 2 (Specifications and samples of the materials) of Listed Building Consent 21/04047/LBC
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21/04047/LBC Refused
Manor Farm Chapel Hill Wootton Woodstock Oxfordshire OX20 1DX
Alterations to existing first floor window to form wider window opening corresponding with existing ground floor window, provision of new window joinery re-using existing vertical-sliding. Re-form stonework to arched head to existing ground floor window to right of main entrance, repairs to existing pointing of masonry to front elevation. Repairs of rainwater disposal system to front elevation; replace existing plastic goods with cast-iron or aluminium plain half round gutters and circular down pipes with blacksmith-made gutter brackets; increase capacity of rainwater goods sashes
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21/04046/HHD Refused
Manor Farm Chapel Hill Wootton Woodstock Oxfordshire OX20 1DX
Alterations to existing first floor window to form wider window opening corresponding with existing ground floor window, provision of new window joinery re-using existing vertical-sliding. Re-form stonework to arched head to existing ground floor window to right of main entrance, repairs to existing pointing of masonry to front elevation. Repairs of rainwater disposal system to front elevation; replace existing plastic goods with cast-iron or aluminium plain half round gutters and circular down pipes with blacksmith-made gutter brackets; increase capacity of rainwater goods sashes
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Sep 2025
Received by West Oxfordshire
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25 Sep 2025
Decision issued: Raise no objection
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9 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Boward Tree Surgery (Oxford) Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Witney
Active · incorporated 1998 · Witney
54 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils · 100% granted
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11 documents on file for this application
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West Oxfordshire granted permission on 25 September 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
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